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A. E. OLNEY.

GHIMING MECHANISM.

No. 571,075. Patented Nov. 10, 1896.

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GHIMING MECHANISM.

No. 571,075. Patented Nov. 10, 1896.

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A. E. OLNEY.

GHIMING MECHANISM.

Patented Nov. 10, 1896.

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ALLA E. OLNEY, OF HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THOMAS J.FLANAGAN, OF SAME PLACE.

CHIMING MECHANISM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 571,075, dated November10, 1896. Application filed February 27, 1896. Serial No. 581,029. (Nomodel.)

To all whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLAN E. ()LNEY, of Holyoke, county of Hampden, andState of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in ChimingMechanism, of which the following description, in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawingsrepresentinglike parts.

This invention has for its object the production of novel mechanism forchiming bells, more especially bells of the tubular class for use inchurches and other places;

but the invention is not limited to the particular class of bell.

In my invention a rotatable chin1ebarrel having a plurality of groups ofhammer-operating pins has cooperating with it devices for moving itautomatically, and also for moving it by hand, so that by sliding thebarrel upon its operatingshaft any of the group of pins may be put inoperative position with relation to the hammers, according to the tuneto be played,and the entire series of tunes may be repeated or anyonetune of the series be repeated any number of times at the pleasure ofthe operator.

Figure l of the drawings shows in front elevation a chiming mechanismembodying my improvements in one form, the bells, only partiallyrepresented, being shown as of the tubular class, the heelj, to bedescribed, being omitted, said heel being fully shown only in Fig. Fig.2 is a perspective view of one end of the chime-barrel, andbarrel-controller for effecting automatically changes in the position ofthe barrel with relation to the hammers. Fig. 3 is a View similar toFig. 2, but illustrating the parts in difierent positions. Figs. 4: to Uare illustrative details to be hereinafter described. Fig. 7 is a detailshowing the controlling device detached. Fig. 8 is a detail showing thehammer, damper, and other parts on an enlarged scale. Fig. 9 is anenlarged detail of the lower end of the shaft WV, and Fig. 10 is anenlarged detail of the sleeve and its parts for engaging the head of thebarrel.

In the drawings, 0 indicates a back or frame of suitable shape tosupport the actuating parts to be described; but, if desired,

the said parts may be secured upon the wall or suitable timbers of abuilding.

The chime-barrel A, provided with a plurality of groups I) b of hammeroperating pins, is splined upon a shaft 0, having its journals supportedin suitable bearings D attached to the back 0, the said shaft beingrotated by a suitable clock-spring (not shown) connected at one end to ashaft J provided with a ratchet 23, which is engaged by a pawl 23*, theopposite end of the spring being attached to a drum B, having aconnected gear H loose on the shaft J the said gear engag ing a pinion71, fast on the shaft 0.

The spring may be wound by turning the crank C 011 the shaft J The shaft0 at its opposite end is provided with a gear D, which is engaged by afan-regulator mechanism composed of gearing, and a fan E, the saidregulator mechanism controlling the speed of rotation of the drum A, andalso being so controlled that the rotation of the drum may be stopped orstarted by holding or releasing the fan. For this purpose I haveprovided a lever e, (shown in Fig. 1 as engaging the fan,) said leverbeing connected by a suitable cord or device It with a switch 1',adapted to be moved between suitable stops on a rack 26, and betweenthem may be the words start anc stop.

By moving the switch idown wardly, in Fig. 1, the lever 6 will releasethe fan E and let the drum start. A spring f, connected to the lever e,normally depresses its acting end to engage the fan E.

Surrounding the shaft c and between the plate 25, secured to one end ofthe barrel A and the pinion 7b, is a spring 9, which normally acts tomove the barrel A to the right. The head of the barrel A is embracedbetween a lip 20 of a collar m and a roller 22, also mounted on a pin ofthe said collar, the collar being carried by a sleeve K, which isadapted to slide on a shaft H, to be described. The sleeve K has a pin7%, to which is c011- nected one end of a lever L, pivoted at 73, theopposite end of the said lever being adapted to be acted upon by a diskS, secured to a rod IV, having a handle 5, the said red, when lifted,acting upon the lever L to slide the sleeve, and with it the barrel A,on the ro- IOC tating shaft 0 against the pressure of the spring 9, theroller 22 constituting an antifriction or rolling abutment for the head1 The handle 5 has connected with it a plate 0, provided with a pin 7,the plate at one side exhibiting the worc Change (see Fig. 1) and at theother side the word Repeat. (See Fig. 9.)

The handle occupies the position Fig. 1 when the barrel is being slidautomatically on its sliaft intermittingly, the tunes following oneafter the other in succession, but when the pin 7 enters one of theholes 1 to 7 in the plate 18 and the controlling mechanism I, to bedescribed, is lifted the barrel in its rotation will continue to playand repeat any one of the tunes indicated by the hole, there being ahole in the plate 18 for each row of pins used.

The upper end of the rod IV is splined at 1 to receive a pin 3 of abevel-gear 2 the gear being supported upon one of the bearings L of therod IV. The gear 2 engages a gear II on a shaft II, parallel to thebarrel, the shaft having at its opposite end a bearing 13 and beingprovided with a pin 1, which engages a pin '2', projected from thebarrel-controller I, pivoted at it.

IVhen the rod \V is rotated by the handle 5 from the position Figs. 1 to9, the gear 2 of the rod rotates the shaft II and causes the pin P tolift the controller and put it out of operative position, and the rodmay be slid in the gear 2 to cause the plate S, acting on the lever L,to push the barrel to the left in Fig. 1 and place any one of its row ofpins opposite the hammer-shank V.

The hammer-shanks V, beveled at their upper ends, as best shown in Fig.8, and provided at their lower ends with suitable hammers T, are madeadjustable in hammerholdersX by means of screws a, the saidhammer-holders being pivoted at (Z between ears of a clip (Z, shown asprovided with a screw to be inserted into the frame 0.

The hammer-shanks V have connected with them suitable springs j, whichare attached to an adjusting mechanism herein shown as an eyeboit \V,extended through an eyebolts, secured to a beam R, supported in suitablemanner, as by a bracket q, attached to the frame 0, the threaded shankof the eyebolt 20 having upon it two threaded washers 0 0, bytheadjustment of which the tension upon the spring j may be increased ordiminished at will, the spring returning the hammers after their shankshave been moved by the pins 1) and causing the hammers to strike the tubular bells N, which may be of any usual or suitable construction, saidbells being sup ported in usual manner by flexible cords or connectionsL, suspended about a rod Q, sustained in brackets S attached to the saidback.

The bar It supports a series of dampers p, composed of pieces of felt orother similar material carried by a disk mounted upon a screw 3 insertedthrough the bar, the adjustment of the dampers tempering the blows ofthe hammers upon the bells.

The barrel A has connected to one end of it a plate '6 and a lip 41,extended in the manner of an inclined tooth.

The barrelco1'itrolling device for automatically moving the barrel inorder that one or more tunes maybe played in succession con sists, asstated, of a plate I, having a series of teeth, the plate being providedwith a camfinger 8, connected thereto by a suitable screw in any one ofa series of holes 81, so that the position of the said cain'iinger maybe changed, more or less, with relation to the first tooth 16 of thecontroller I.

The controller I has a pin 21, and the stand U, upon which thecontroller is pivoted, has a stud 25, upon which is pivoted a latch J,having an F-shaped slot provided with a notch or shoulder 17 and afinger 10, the pin 21 of the controller entering the F-shaped slot, aspring 19, connected to the latch, turning the latter, so as to causethe shoulder 17 to come under the pin 21 of the controller when thelatter is lifted, as it may be by the rod II described, or automaticallyby the action of the lip 01 against the cam-finger S, the cam-linger 10depending below the iii-st linger 16 when the controller is lifted, andthe pin 24; is on the notch 17, as in Fig.

Fig. 1 shows the mechanism in position with the first row of pins to theleft of the several groups of pins acting upon the hammershanks V, thecontroller I being then down in its operative position and the handle 5in the position of change As the chimebarrel A is rotated the lip itenters one after another the spaces between the teeth of the controllerI, thus moving the barrel A laterally one step at a time, to thusactuate the hammers in the proper time and order, to play the differenttunes represented by the pins in their peculiar positions upon thebarrel, and as soon as the lip it strikes the cam-linger 8 it acts tolift the controller, removing its teeth from the flange of the plate 1and letting the spring 9 quickly move the chime-barrel A to the right,the sleeve 7; being also moved on the rod II until its end meets thebearing 13, and just as the chime-barrel. arrives in its farthestposition to the right the flange of the plate Z meets the finger 10 andturns the latch .I, removing the shoulder 17 from the pin 21-, lettingthe controller again fall, the tooth y (see Fig. falling on the lip n atabout the point 1/1}, said tooth riding on the top of the lip it as thebarrel moves until the point 15 ot' the lip comes to the rear orright-hand side of the tooth y at which time the controller will fallinto its lowest position with the plate A between the teeth 15 and 10,and thereafter in its further rotation the chime-barrel will be moved torepeat its tunes.

If the cam-finger 8 should be moved to the right in the drawings, Fig.1, less than the whole series of tunes will be played and repeated, thatdepending upon the position occupied by the cam-finger.

The detail Fig. 4 represents by dotted lines the teeth of the controllerand the cam-finger and by section-lines the finger 10, and the plate '5,with its lip 11, is shown in the position it occupies in Fig. 1, whileFig. 5 shows the parts in the position they will occupy just about asthe lip a is about to strike the camfinger 8.

The detail Fig. 6 is explanatory of Fig. 3, and it is supposed that thebarrel is being returned to the right by the action of the spring 9 andthe lip 17, has just arrived at the finger 10 and is about to move it torelease the then lifted controller I.

When the controller I is lifted, the rod IV may be raised and, throughthe action of the elbow-lever L, push the chime-barrel into position toenable its plate '75 to engage with any one of the teeth or spaces, andthen the controller may drop and the barrel be started, and in this wayany desired rows of pins of each group on the barrel may be made toactuate the hammers, and, the tune designated by said pins having beenplayed, the barrel will be moved automatically and play one or moretunes until the lip a on the plate t meets the cam-finger 8, and in thisway any desired number of the whole number of tunes maybe played andrepeated.

The controller, which acts to move the barrel automatically, has aseries of teeth or spaces in which the plate t works, while the sleeve7d, and its lug and roll or equivalents, presents but one notch toembrace the head "if.

I have shown the device having the lip and roll to embrace the head '0as a sleeve or tube guided by the shaft II; but it is obvious that thelip 20 and roll 22 might be carried by any suitable bar or device havinga movement parallel to the shaft 0, and hence I shall in some of theclaims designate the device, of whatever form used, to grasp the edge ofthe head Z) and move the barrel as the barrelsliding device.

The pin 7, connected with the handle 5, and the plate 18, having theseries of holes to receive the pins, constitute what I shall deno'minateas a locking device for the rod \V.

Prior to my invention I am not aware that the edge of a plate connectedwith a chimebarrel has ever been engaged by a controller to enable thebarrel to be moved automatically longitudinally on its operatin g-shaft, nor am I aware that the head of a barrel has ever been embraced byits edges with a barrelsliding device which might be moved byhand whendesired.

This invention is not limited to the exact mechanical parts shown, as itis obvious that the parts may be variously modified yet continue topossess the same principle of operation, all such changes being merelythe skill of the mechanic and not requiring invention.

This invention is not limited to the use of the mechanism in churches,&c., for playing what is called chimes, as it may be applied tomusic-boxes, organs, and other musical apparatus wherein it is desiredto play a series of tunes, repeatin gall or part of them at pleasure,and the term chiming mechanism is herein used as synonomous withtune-playing.

The latch J may have a heel j at its lefthand end in line with the pathof movement of the pin 1), so that the rod H may be used to turn thesaid latch and release the 0011- troller after the barrel A shall havebeen moved by spring 9 on the shaft 0 for a distance less than the wholemovement, as, for instance, when the plate Sis in position to check themovements of the barrel before the lip 72 meets the toe 10.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. Achimingmechanism containing the following instrumentalities, viz: arotatable actuating-shaft, a chime-barrel thereon, provided with aplurality of groups of hammeroperating pins and having a plate and lip;a plurality of hammers, a movable controlling device having rack -teethand cooperating with said plate and lip, to effect the sliding of thebarrel on its shaft intermittingly, and a spring to return the saidbarrel into its operative position, to operate, as set forth.

2. A chiming mechanism containing the following instrumentalities, viz:a rotatable actuating-shaft, a chime-barrel thereon, provided with aplurality of groups of hammeroperating pins and having a plate and lip,a plurality of hammers, a movable controlling device cooperating withsaid plate and lip, to effect the sliding of the barrel on its shaftintermittingly, to operate, as set forth.

3. A chiming mechanism containing the following instrumentalities, viz:a rotatable actuating-shaft, a chime-barrel mounted thereon, andprovided with a plurality of hammeroperating pins, and having a head, aplurality of hammers, and a barrel-sliding device to en gage the edge ofsaid head to slide the barrel on its shaft, substantially as described.

at. A chiming mechanism containing the fol lowing instrumentalities,viz: a rotatable actuating-shaft, a chime-barrel mounted there on, andprovided with a plurality of hammeroperating pins, and having a head, aplurality of hammers, a barrelsliding device to engage the edge of saidhead to slide the barrel 011 its shaft, and a spring to move the saidbarrel in the opposite direction, substantially as described.

A chiming mechanism con taining the following instrumentalities, viz: arotatable actuating-shaft, a chiming-barrel thereon provided with aplurality of hammer-operating pins, and having at one end a plate, aplurality of hammers, and a pivoted controlling de vice cooperating withsaid plate to slide the chime-barrel intermittingly 011 itsactuatingshaft, and a spring to return said barrel, substantially asdescribed.

(5. A chiming mechanism including the following instrumentalities, viz:a rotatable actuating-shaft, a chime-barrel thereon provided with aplurality of hammer-operating pins, and having at one end a plateprovided with a lip, a plurality of hannners, a movably-mountedcontrolling device having a cam-finger and cooperating with said plateand lip to slide the chime-barrel, the said lip by its contact with thesaid linger elevating the said controller, substantially as described.

'7. A chiming mechanism including the following instrumentalities, viz:a rotatable actuating-shaft, a chime-barrel thereon provided with aplurality of hammer-operating pins, and having at one end a plateprovided with a lip, a plurality of hammers, a mova-bly-mountedcontrolling device having a cam-finger and cooperating with said plateand lip to slide the chime-barrel, the said lip by its contact with thesaid linger elevating the said controller, and a spring to move thebarrel in the opposite direction, substantially as described.

8. In a chiming mechanism, a chime-barrel, having at one end a plate, acontrolling device having teeth and spaces to be engaged by said plate,and a pin; combined with a latch having a finger and a shouldered slotcooperating with said pin, to operate, substantially as described.

9. A chime-barrel having a plurality of groups of hammer-opcrating pinsand provided at one end with a plate having its edge extended radially,a shaft on which said chime-barrel is mounted to slide, a movablymountedcontrolling device having teeth and spaces to cooperate with said plate,combined with a shaft, means to rock it, and devices between said shaftand controlling device to move the latter and release the controllingdevice from the said plate, substantially as described.

10. In chiming mechanism, the following instrumentalities, viz: apivoted barrel-controlling device having a series of teeth thereon, achime-barrel having one or more groups of hammer-operating pins thereonand having a plate fixed thereto and engaging by its periphery with theteeth of said controlling device, and means for rotating said barrel,and for swinging said controlling device toward and from the peripheryof said plate, combined and operating substantially as set forth.

11. In chiming mechanism, the following instrumentalities, viz: achime-barrel having one or more groups of hammer-operating pins thereon,and having a plate whose periphery projects beyond the plane of thesurface of the barrel and has a laterally-extending camlip, a pivotedbarrel-controlling device having a series of teeth thereon forengagement with the periphery of said plate, a cam-linger adj ustablysecured on said rack for en gagement with said cam-lip, and means forrotating said barrel, and for swinging said controller toward and fromsaid barrel, to operate, substantially as set .i'orth.

12. In chiming mechanism, the following instrumentalities, viz: apivoted barreleontroller having teeth and provided with apin; a pivotedlatch cooperating therewith and having a lip 10 and a shouldered slot inwhich said pin is made movable, and a spring to move said latch andcause the said shoulder to engage said pin, combined with thechimebarrel having a plate whose periphery engages said teethperiodically, and also said lip 10, substantially as set forth.

' 23. In a chiming mechanism, a pi voted barrel-controller having teethand a pin, a pivoted latch having a lip, and a slot having a shoulder, aspring to move said latch to enable the shoulder to engage said pin,combined with a chime barrel having a plate whose periphery engages saidteeth and periodically said lip, a shaft, and devices between it and thesaid controller to lift the latter, whereby at desired times the controller may be lifted and cause the bin thereon to engage the shoulder ofthe latch and hold the controller in its inoperative position,substantially as set forth.

1-4:. The barrel-controller, the shaft having an arm thereon to engagesaid controller, and means for rocking said shaft whereby saidcontroller may be lifted when desired, combined and operatingsubstantially as described.

15. The barrel-controller, a shaft having an arm thereon to engage saidcontroller, a vertical rod, gearing between said rod and shaft, and anoperating-handle for said rod whereby the latter may be rotated,substantially as set forth.

16. In chiming apparatus, a chime-barrel having one or more groups ofhammer-operating pins thereon, and a plate whose periphery projectsbeyond the plane of the surface thereof, and a head, a shaft for saidbarrel on which the same has a longitudinal movement, a spring forsliding said barrel in one direction, a pivoted barrel-controller havinga series of teeth thereon for engagement with the periphery of saidplate, and a pin 2i, a pivoted latch cooperating with said controller,said latch having a lip thereon for engagement with the side of saidplate, and a spring for swinging said latch, combined with means forrotating said barrel, and for lifting said rack and latch, and forengaging said head to slide said barrel on said shaft against the actionof said spring, whereby the periphery of said plate is brought todifferent positions under the tooth-bearing border of said rack member,substantially as set forth.

1?. Ina chiming mechanism, the following instrumentalities, viz: achime-barrel, provided with pins and having a plate and a head, abarrel-controller engaged by said plate, a rock-shaft cooperating withsaid controller to move the latter, a sleeve sliding on said rock-shaftand engaging the head of said barrel, a rocking and endwise-movin g rodhaving a pinion engaging a pinion on said shaft, an elbow-lever L,engaging said sleeve, and a handle for operating said rod, substantiallyas described.

18. The rocking and sliding rod W, a handle fixed to said rod, and alocking device to hold said handle, a flange, a rock-shaft, bevelgearsbetween said shaft and rod, a sleeve on said shaft, combined with anelbow-lever L, engaging by one arm said sleeve, and by its other armsaid flange, substantially as set forth.

19. In a chimingmechanism, the following instrumentalities, viz: arotatable chime-barrel having a plurality of groups of hammeroperatingpins, a barrel-controller adapted to be engaged by a plate connectedwith said barrel to move the latter longitudinally in one direction, aplurality of bells, a plurality of hammers operated by said pins, meansto eifect the automatic disengagement of said controller from the plateof said barrel, and a spring to return the barrel to its startingpoint,substantially as set forth.

20. In a chiming mechanism, a ha1nmer,and shank to carry the hammer, aclip and a holder pivoted thereon and in which the hammershank isadjustably secured, substantially as described.

21. In a chiming mechanism, a hammer, a hammer-shank, a hammer-holder inwhich the said shank is adjustably mounted, a clip on which the hammer-holder is pivoted, a bell, and a spring connected at one end to saidhammer-shank, and adjusting devices connected to the opposite end ofsaid spring to regulate the blow of the hammer, substantially asdescribed.

22. In a chiming mechanism, a hammer, a hammer-shank, a hammer-holder inwhich the said shank is adjnstably mounted, a clip on which thehammer-holder is pivoted, a bell, and a spring connected at one end tosaid hammer-shank, adj usting devices connected to the opposite end ofsaid spring to regulate the blow of the hammer, and an adjustable damperagainst which the ham mer-shank swings, substantially as described.

23. A chiming mechanism containing the following instrumentalities, viz:a rotating shaft, a chime-barrel splined thereon having a plate and lip,devices controlled by the hand of the operator to slide the barrel onthe said shaft in one direction, and a barrel-controller having teethand cooperating with the said plate and lip to automatically slide thebarrel intermittingly on the said shaft, substantially as described.

2%. A chiming mechanism containing the following instrumentalities, viz:a rotating shaft, a chime-barrel splined thereon, a device to engage ahead of the barrel, a lever connected therewith, and a slide-rod havinga flange, combined with a locking device to retain the said rod in anyone of several positions in which it may be placed to thereby i11- surethe repetition of any tune during the ro tation of thebarrel,substantially as described.

25. A chiming mechanism containing the following instrumentalities, viz:a chime-barrel, a barrel-controller to automatically slide the barrelintermittingly on its operating shaft, means to lift said controller, aspring to move the barrel in a direction opposite that in which it ismoved by the controller, a device connected with and moved by the headof the barrel, a flange or plate changeable in its positions to arrestthe said device connected with the head of the barrel in one or anotherposition according to the number of tunes which it is desired to repeatfrom the whole number of tunes represented by the barrel, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALLAN E. OLNEY. Witnesses:

LUKE A. GRIFFIN, TARD A. ALLYN.

